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HCA Florida Mercy Hospital lists this Coordinator Respiratory Therapy opportunity in augusta, Georgia. Review the employer’s description below for duties, qualifications and application requirements.
Job description
Coordinator Respiratory Therapy
Experience the HCA Healthcare difference where colleagues are trusted, valued members of our healthcare team. Grow your career with an organization committed to delivering respectful, compassionate care, and where the unique and intrinsic worth of each individual is recognized.
The Night Shift Coordinator serves as the designated respiratory therapy leadership resource for the night shift. The coordinator is responsible for providing operational oversight, supporting clinical staff, maintaining compliance with department and hospital policies, and ensuring effective communication between night shift, day shift leadership, and department management.
The Night Shift Coordinator functions in a supervisory capacity during assigned night shifts and is responsible for ensuring that respiratory therapy operations remain organized, adequately staffed, properly supplied, and compliant with established protocols and procedures.
What will you do in this role:
Provide leadership and operational oversight to Respiratory Therapy staff during the night shift.
Ensure appropriate staffing coverage and assist with assignment distribution based on patient acuity and department needs.
Monitor department operations and address staffing, workflow, and patient-care concerns as they arise.
Serve as the secondary point of contact for respiratory therapy staff during the night shift. (lead/charge therapist will be the primary point of contact for minor concerns)
Support staff in maintaining clinical and bedside competencies.
Promote teamwork, professionalism, accountability, and effective communication throughout the shift.
What qualifications you will need:
Advanced Cardiac Life Spt must be obtained within 30 days of employment start date
Basic Cardiac Life Support must be obtained within 30 days of employment start date
Neonate Resuscitate must be obtained within 30 days of employment start date
PALS Pediatric Adv Life Supt must be obtained within 30 days of employment start date
(NBRC-RRT) Registered Respiratory Therapist
(RRT/RCP-State) Respiratory Therapist/Practitioner
Bachelors Degree, or Associate Degree
5 years experience as a RRT
Doctors Hospital of Augusta, part of HCA Healthcare, is a 350-bed hospital that provides a wide range of medical services. It is known for its 24/7 emergency care, Level II Trauma Center, Burn Center, advanced heart care, and Baby-Friendly maternity services. The hospital also offers surgery, women's imaging, and a neonatal intensive care unit (NICU), and it accepts most insurance plans. It is located at 3651 Wheeler Road in Augusta, Georgia.
If you find this opportunity compelling, we encourage you to apply for our Coordinator Respiratory Therapy opening. We promptly review all applications. Highly qualified candidates will be directly contacted by a member of our team. We are interviewing - apply today!
We are an equal opportunity employer. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.
Worksite address
augusta, GA, 30910, US
Who can apply
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